"Star Wars-y" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Star Wars-y [comparative], most Star Wars-y [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more Star Wars-y|head=Star Wars-y|sup=most Star Wars-y}} Star Wars-y (comparative more Star Wars-y, superlative most Star Wars-y)
  1. Alternative form of Star Warsy. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Star Warsy
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          "ref": "2017, Rian Johnson, “Foreword”, in The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, New York, N.Y.: Abrams, →ISBN:",
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